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the obama administration has often stepped in. directly funding the organization itself, o threatening to withhold federal funding unless they refund the decision. >> every time we defund on state level the president steps in and says over my dead body. >> there is a legal battle in texas where the state demanded none of the funding go to planted parenthood and that would leave poor women without healthcare. monday, the human services commission announced it locked in more than enough doctors for the people depended on the planned parenthood for checkups. >> bret: thank you. survivor of the tucson shooting ram page is taking on the gun lobby. gabrielle giffords seds she and astronaut husband mark kelly will raise mup for gun control efforts. giffords was shot in the had in a constituent meeting two years ago. sick people were killed. high-ranking nra official will attend a meeting of vice president biden gun task force this week. president obama asked biden's group to provide recommendations on how to avoid mass shootings like the
the obama administration has often stepped in. directly funding the organization itself, o threatening to withhold federal funding unless they refund the decision. >> every time we defund on state level the president steps in and says over my dead body. >> there is a legal battle in texas where the state demanded none of the funding go to planted parenthood and that would leave poor women without healthcare. monday, the human services commission announced it locked in more than...
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is the obama administration drawing up strict gun controlat. first, the guns are still firing despite a new peace offering from syria's president. ♪ ♪ make you feel alive. meet the five-passenger ford c-max hybrid. c-max says ha. c-max says wheeee. which is what you get, don't you see? cause c-max has lots more horsepower than prius v, a hybrid that c-max also bests in mpg. say hi to the all-new 47 combined mpg c-max hybrid. that's a good thing, but it doesn't cover everything. only about 80% of your part b medical expenses. the rest is up to you. so consider an aarp medicare supplement insurance plan, insured by unitedhealthcare insurance company. like all standardized medicare supplement plans, they help save you up to thousands in out-of-pocket costs. call today to request a free decision guide. with these types of plans, you'll be able to visit any doctor or hospital that accepts medicare patients... plus, there are no networks, and you'll never need a referral to see a specialist. join the millions who have already enrolled in the only
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another shakeup in the obama administration. labor secretary hilda soliz submitted resignation this afternoon saying after spending the holiday with her family she is ankious to get to her home in california. it's not clear when she will leave the labor department or who may be in line to replace her. tomorrow, they are set to nominate jack lew to be the treasuresy secretary. joining us to discuss this are familiar faces. karl rove from texas. and joe trippi in washington. thank you for being here. i want to break down battles one-by-one. the first one getting attention is chuck hagel for defense secretary. how big of a bat doll you think this is. where do you think it will play out? >> this is the biggest of the five nomination fights we know about. maybe a vote against hagel. few republicans, none come to his defense. few republicans might vote for him. he has a contentious personal background. hard, acerbic and hard to work with. more important than that is the record on the issues. opposed to iranian sanctions. he opposed th
another shakeup in the obama administration. labor secretary hilda soliz submitted resignation this afternoon saying after spending the holiday with her family she is ankious to get to her home in california. it's not clear when she will leave the labor department or who may be in line to replace her. tomorrow, they are set to nominate jack lew to be the treasuresy secretary. joining us to discuss this are familiar faces. karl rove from texas. and joe trippi in washington. thank you for being...
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there is no question that some kind of gun control will be embraced by the obama administration. looks like they will will try to ban certain kind of assault weapons. they will want the feds to register firearms much like you have to register your cower car. talking points believes the legislation will have a tough time getting through the house. there is danger for the republicans because most americans do want some reasonable restrictions on powerful weapons. in the same vein immigration reform will most likely happen. must get more hispanic americans to support it therefore we can expect a quasiamnesty for law abiding illegal aliens already in the country. they have to jump through a few hoops it will take some time but they should be able to stay in this country. gay marriage front the supreme court hearing two cases. what's likely to happen there is that the court will rule the individual states can decide the issue. they're if a state like california which voted down gay marriage continues to hold that posture, the feds will not override that. but, there is no way the nine
there is no question that some kind of gun control will be embraced by the obama administration. looks like they will will try to ban certain kind of assault weapons. they will want the feds to register firearms much like you have to register your cower car. talking points believes the legislation will have a tough time getting through the house. there is danger for the republicans because most americans do want some reasonable restrictions on powerful weapons. in the same vein immigration...
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a senior administration official told us the biden group is taking a broad approach and gun laws are only one part of the issue. it's believe that translates to much more than reinstating an expired ban on assault weapons and high capacity ammunition. the biden group is considering universal background checks for gun buyers, a data base to track the sale and movement of weapons, tougher personalities for carrying guns in schools and stronger mental health checks. let's look at the white house briefing room, jay carney is due to take questions any moment now. white house aides do not want to get ahead of what the biden group proposed and once the plans are released the administration wants to take a major public relations offensive including from the briefing room why their ideas should bented without delay. back during the 2008 campaign then senator obama tried it reassure people he was not anti-gun. >> we all go home and you're talking to your buddies and oh, he wants to take my gun away. you've heard it here, i'm on television, so everybody knows it. i believe in the second amendme
a senior administration official told us the biden group is taking a broad approach and gun laws are only one part of the issue. it's believe that translates to much more than reinstating an expired ban on assault weapons and high capacity ammunition. the biden group is considering universal background checks for gun buyers, a data base to track the sale and movement of weapons, tougher personalities for carrying guns in schools and stronger mental health checks. let's look at the white house...
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. >> neil: we know the obama administration wants to put most troops out of afghanistan after 2014, every single one? they are mulling called the zero option despite the top commander on the ground being no fan of that option it's the story of rising tensions in this region. retired four-star general stanley mcchrystal what he terms as a deficit of trust between leaders in new book my share of the task. >> general, good to have you. what do you think of the zero option thing, is it just a ploy? >> i haven't been on the ground in afghanistan for a while. one of promises i made, don't second guess command others the ground on specifics. what i will say is a lot of americans have almost forgotten why we went to afghanistan. we went to 9/11 because al-qaeda was there and it was in our interests. we up ended taliban government and we incurred some responsibility to help afghanistan set itself on the right course. we have largely done that. it's not perfect but women have rights that they didn't have before. there are six million females in school that wouldn't be if we had left it the way it w
. >> neil: we know the obama administration wants to put most troops out of afghanistan after 2014, every single one? they are mulling called the zero option despite the top commander on the ground being no fan of that option it's the story of rising tensions in this region. retired four-star general stanley mcchrystal what he terms as a deficit of trust between leaders in new book my share of the task. >> general, good to have you. what do you think of the zero option thing, is it...
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administration is going to do on the issue. president obama is pretty clearly committed to prevent iran from getting the bomb and ultimately accountable. i'm not so sure that we should worry that much those who may support president obama that hagel s somehow going to slow down the whole debate or prevent a credible threat of force. obama gets to make that call. i think it is healthy that senator hagel would introduce new perspectives and genuine concern about where this war could go if we choose to start it. not that we have any good options in iran. he could be a useful voice at a time when a lot of washington seems to be developing a conventional wisdom we may have to strike iran pretty soon. >> shepard: we will see how brutal the confirmation hearing is and if he is weakened afterwards. thank you. >> thank you. >> shepard: the law make ares have two months now you to reach a deal on raising the debt limit or the government could start defaulting on its loans. that could put the entire world economy into a tail spin analysts
administration is going to do on the issue. president obama is pretty clearly committed to prevent iran from getting the bomb and ultimately accountable. i'm not so sure that we should worry that much those who may support president obama that hagel s somehow going to slow down the whole debate or prevent a credible threat of force. obama gets to make that call. i think it is healthy that senator hagel would introduce new perspectives and genuine concern about where this war could go if we...
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what this says the second term of the obama administration when it comes to dealing with iran will look very much like the first. the difference is iranians have that much more enriched-uranium and they're that much closer to acquiring a nuclear weapon. this is critical choice other allies around the world will be looking at. jon: we didn't even get to john brennan but we'll leave it there. bret stevens from the "wall street journal". >> good to be here. jon: thank you. jenna: turning to the growing debate over gun control in the wake of the connecticut school shooting. the white house now reportedly considering a slew of new measures including reinstituting a assault weapons ban, background checks and a database that could track gun sales nationwide as lawmakers from both sides of the issue dig in on both sides. >> we need a comprehensive approach and look at all the different elements. because a particular effort won't prevent something in one particular incident doesn't mean you might not do anything to help in other incidents. >> you remember, bad guys aren't stupid. they are just b
what this says the second term of the obama administration when it comes to dealing with iran will look very much like the first. the difference is iranians have that much more enriched-uranium and they're that much closer to acquiring a nuclear weapon. this is critical choice other allies around the world will be looking at. jon: we didn't even get to john brennan but we'll leave it there. bret stevens from the "wall street journal". >> good to be here. jon: thank you. jenna:...
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so far the obama administration, president obama's administration has no desire to do that. that's why we're in court. bill: i understand you're looking for delay on this, but meantime us does the company pay the fine? >> they don't have to until the fine is assessed. i used to work with treasury. the question will be when will the actual fine be assessed against the company. that's where i think the department of justice and the department of labor should hold back and wait until the cases are adjudicated. bill: which reached -- >> most of the cases go in our favor, i understand the point you're making on that. we'll see whether or not this goes the same route. we reached out to the company. we hope to get the ceo on here real soon. jay, thank you for your time. >> thanks, bill. martha: well to colorado now. there are chaling details about the movie theater massacre that james holmes played hand puppets while the police worked on that scene. bizarre details we're now learning, a man wins the lottery but dies before he collects the check and authorities are now investigating
so far the obama administration, president obama's administration has no desire to do that. that's why we're in court. bill: i understand you're looking for delay on this, but meantime us does the company pay the fine? >> they don't have to until the fine is assessed. i used to work with treasury. the question will be when will the actual fine be assessed against the company. that's where i think the department of justice and the department of labor should hold back and wait until the...
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obama says he and brennan are in sync on that, too. >> he understands we are a nation of laws. in moments of debate and decision, he he asks the tough questions and he ingists on high and rigorous standards. time and again, he has spoken to the american people about our counter terrorism policies because he recognizes we have a responsibility to be open and transparent as possible. >> now arizona senator john mccain says he still has questions about what role brennan played in enhanced interrogation and why he seemed to publicly support it. lindsey graham says he may place a hold on brennan's nomination unless the administration answers more questions about the attack on the u.s. consulate in benghazi that left ambassador chris stevens and three others dead. shepard? >> shepard: wendell goler on the lawn at the white house tonight. hillary clinton went back to work today. staffers say she has been talking nonstop to senator john kerry. he is the president's choice to replace her. she is also joking about the health problems that kept her off the job for weeks. we're live at the
obama says he and brennan are in sync on that, too. >> he understands we are a nation of laws. in moments of debate and decision, he he asks the tough questions and he ingists on high and rigorous standards. time and again, he has spoken to the american people about our counter terrorism policies because he recognizes we have a responsibility to be open and transparent as possible. >> now arizona senator john mccain says he still has questions about what role brennan played in...
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. >> no question about that certainly with those two high profile jobs here at the obama administration over the past four years has been engaged in some tough negotiations with lawmakers on capitol hill. this photo we are showing you is from new year's eve. is he on the right wearing glasses and a blue tie. and bottom line the top republican on the senate budget committee says while he offered this prediction about the confirmation battle. >> it is a bumpy confirmation process. i think the american people need to know that the secretary of treasury will tell them the truth about the financial conditions of this country. will help lay out a plan that can be annualized and studied and will hold up under scrutiny. and they haven't done that from the white house yet. he has been an architect of their failure to lead. >> first the president has it to nominate him. we expect that by the end of the week and then we will get a better sense how the other senators feel about jack lew. >> shepard: something else to fight about. if you file your taxes right away, you will have to wait a bit longer
. >> no question about that certainly with those two high profile jobs here at the obama administration over the past four years has been engaged in some tough negotiations with lawmakers on capitol hill. this photo we are showing you is from new year's eve. is he on the right wearing glasses and a blue tie. and bottom line the top republican on the senate budget committee says while he offered this prediction about the confirmation battle. >> it is a bumpy confirmation process. i...
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what has the obama administration and the president in particular done that you do agree with? >> maybe immigration reform? i think the president's surge even though it wasn't 40, 30 was the right thing to do initially. i think he -- him taking off containing a nuclear armed iran was the right decision to make. i hope i can work with them on immigration. i hope we can do some things on entitlement reform. but cw means chief warrant officer. the one thing i cannot tell the chief warrant officer that he has handled iraq anding a well. he hasn't listened to his generals. he played poll tips with troop numbers. at the end of the day if we don't get afghanistan right it will haunt us for decades and if the taliban come back they will kill the people that helped us and nobody in the future will side with us because we will be an unreliable ally. if the taliban come back after 12 years of us fighting them then every other islamic radical terrorist group in the world will be on steroids. >> shannon: i love freedom is the name of the next question we got. how far are you willing to go t
what has the obama administration and the president in particular done that you do agree with? >> maybe immigration reform? i think the president's surge even though it wasn't 40, 30 was the right thing to do initially. i think he -- him taking off containing a nuclear armed iran was the right decision to make. i hope i can work with them on immigration. i hope we can do some things on entitlement reform. but cw means chief warrant officer. the one thing i cannot tell the chief warrant...
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gun rights advocates say that the obama administration is looking to attack the second amendment they believe. but reverend jesse jackson told me moments ago that gun owners need to compromise. here he is now from our show just a little while ago, watch. >> you want guns to hunt with and it's registered you got that. a gun to protect your house, you got that. our more likely to end up shooting a relative and suicide than a roche. but guns for your house, you got that. these semi-automatic weapons, these assault weapons can only kill people and in fact they are threats to national security. martha: eric pratt is the director of communications at gun owners of america. eric, welcome. good to that you here this morning. >> thank you, martha, thank you for having me. martha: what is your response to what reverend jackson had to say there. >> would i tell him you don't compromise with god-given rights. americans in these countries use guns at a minimum of 4,000 times a day in self-defense, and that is according to clinton justice department figures. now we have the white house trying to in
gun rights advocates say that the obama administration is looking to attack the second amendment they believe. but reverend jesse jackson told me moments ago that gun owners need to compromise. here he is now from our show just a little while ago, watch. >> you want guns to hunt with and it's registered you got that. a gun to protect your house, you got that. our more likely to end up shooting a relative and suicide than a roche. but guns for your house, you got that. these semi-automatic...
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the obama administration has rejected a request from the roman catholic church for a broad exepl son that would exclude catholic hops and schools and charities. they were given until august 1st of this year to comply. private companies like hobby lobby face finest up to $1.3 million a day, money that david green says, jenna he will spend in order to not have to compromise his personal religious beliefs. jenna: we'll continue to watch that story, rick thank you. jon: aig the big insurer rescued by you the american taxpayer in 2008 is considering suing the u.s. government. the lawsuit claims the government deprived shareholders of billions of dollars when it took a large stake in the company and attached high interest rates to the bailout. fox business network's elizabeth mcdonald is live in new york. elizabeth. >> reporter: that's right, jon. aig's board is meeting tomorrow, aig is telling fox business that the board will meet tomorrow to decide whether to joi aig former chief hank greenberg's lawsuit against the government which basically alleges that they vie layed the fifth amendme
the obama administration has rejected a request from the roman catholic church for a broad exepl son that would exclude catholic hops and schools and charities. they were given until august 1st of this year to comply. private companies like hobby lobby face finest up to $1.3 million a day, money that david green says, jenna he will spend in order to not have to compromise his personal religious beliefs. jenna: we'll continue to watch that story, rick thank you. jon: aig the big insurer rescued...
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the former secretary of state gave president obama and his administration a complete pass on the handling of the benghazi attack, surprising, listen to this. >> this one incident one of these things that those of us in government have been through many, many times, where suddenly an action happens late at night, you're surprised. somebody gets killed. something gets blown up and then the after-action reports start and everybody wants to know who is is at fault. who is responsible, why didn't keep this from happening. we can't keep everything from happening. benghazi was a very, very difficult one in a difficult situation and maybe they shouldn't have been there in the first place. and i think that we have had a good review of that. >> sean: and here with reaction, tea party.net and democratic strategist, michael brown, welcome to he both of you. nigel, start with you. they still sort of look down on minorities, broad sweeping generally ration, a dark vein of intolerance. i heard these, i'm very disappointed because he's been an american hero. he's sacrificed a lot for his country. i almos
the former secretary of state gave president obama and his administration a complete pass on the handling of the benghazi attack, surprising, listen to this. >> this one incident one of these things that those of us in government have been through many, many times, where suddenly an action happens late at night, you're surprised. somebody gets killed. something gets blown up and then the after-action reports start and everybody wants to know who is is at fault. who is responsible, why...
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. >> but will that be enough to satisfy republicans who want answers on the obama administration's handling of benghazi? at least one g.o.p. senator says he may put a hold on the president's nomination to head up the c.i.a., john brennan, in an effort to get more questionsanswered. questions like why did the president's u.s.a. ambassador to the united nations, susan rice, go on tv in the days after attack and say it was a response to a video, not a terror attack? republican senator lindsay graham says -- quote -- "i do not believe we should confirm anyone as director of the c.i.a. until our questions are answered. like who changed the ambassador susan rice's talking points and deleted the references to al qaeda. my support for a delay in confirmation is not directed at mr. brennan but is an unfortunate yet necessary action to get information from this administration." senator graham says he's been told various accounts about who changed the talking points for ambassador rice. he's been told it was the director of national intelligence, the f.b.i., the c.i.a. but says -- quote -- "this ever-
. >> but will that be enough to satisfy republicans who want answers on the obama administration's handling of benghazi? at least one g.o.p. senator says he may put a hold on the president's nomination to head up the c.i.a., john brennan, in an effort to get more questionsanswered. questions like why did the president's u.s.a. ambassador to the united nations, susan rice, go on tv in the days after attack and say it was a response to a video, not a terror attack? republican senator...
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in june of 2010 president obama accepted the general's resignation after the release of a rolling stone article. that article highlighting some of the general's comments to the staff about the president and his administration. those comments caused controversy. for some that thought he was being critical of the commander-in-chief. here's his take on the situation. >> oo we did a number of media engagements through out the time i was there. one of the things i had to do was explain the war in afghanistan to people in europe, to afghans, to american leaders, but also to families. people whose sons and daughters were fighting. they had a right to that transparency. we gave access to a wide variety of media to improve periodic enbeds. the rolling stone was one of those inbeds. in this particular case the account that that reporter produced was very different from my interpretation of events or the nature of my staff who i have extraordinary regard for. listen, i was a commander. when you are in command, whether you like the outcome or not you accept responsibility. that's what i did. >> tak
in june of 2010 president obama accepted the general's resignation after the release of a rolling stone article. that article highlighting some of the general's comments to the staff about the president and his administration. those comments caused controversy. for some that thought he was being critical of the commander-in-chief. here's his take on the situation. >> oo we did a number of media engagements through out the time i was there. one of the things i had to do was explain the war...
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and i think this is part of the unreality of the obama administration's approach there. the low troop numbers that they're contemplating, that they will be discussing with president karzai will not be any where near sufficient to accomplish our strategic objective, america's strategic objective which is defeating the taliban. and i think we're --. bill: it is fascinating. i apologize for the interruption how the events in benghazi are now shaping our foreign policy whether this administration wants to admit it or not. >> well that perhaps is the small glimmer of good news that they recognize that benghazi was a real debacle for our security policies for embassies overseas but the larger question here in afghanistan is the administration's unwillingness to do what we need to do to prevent 10 years of sacrifice and loss of life by our forces from simply being wasted if the taliban come back into power. bill: well this administration, this president, wants to get out of afghanistan, would you agree with that. >> absoluteliers the question is, what kind of a force do you lea
and i think this is part of the unreality of the obama administration's approach there. the low troop numbers that they're contemplating, that they will be discussing with president karzai will not be any where near sufficient to accomplish our strategic objective, america's strategic objective which is defeating the taliban. and i think we're --. bill: it is fascinating. i apologize for the interruption how the events in benghazi are now shaping our foreign policy whether this administration...
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they have been cleared and released by the obama administration. so everybody can look them up. >> brian: your book goes into detail about what did you and who did you it to and you don't run from it, you stand by it. but you think it's important to bring up that these enhanced interrogation practices were something that was totally green lighted by the administration and were taped. you decided to destroy those -- not you, but you guys decided to destroy those tapes, so we don't know what khalid sheikh mohammed was doing. why did you destroy the tapes? >> i destroyed the tapes to protect the people who work for me and whose face and identities were shown on those tapes. it had nothing to do with trying to hide anything because i think that most people do not know that there is a complete written record about what is on those tapes. that record will -- were checked by the office of general council and the office of the ieg to make sure the written record actually reflected what was on the tapes. so that was the reason. >> steve: nobody is ever goin
they have been cleared and released by the obama administration. so everybody can look them up. >> brian: your book goes into detail about what did you and who did you it to and you don't run from it, you stand by it. but you think it's important to bring up that these enhanced interrogation practices were something that was totally green lighted by the administration and were taped. you decided to destroy those -- not you, but you guys decided to destroy those tapes, so we don't know...
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david keen is still steamed that obama administration is putting emphasis on it. he doesn't think he is tag their concerns seriously. >> we wish instead of talking about guns specifically that they question that they would address what can we do to prevent these kinds of things in the future. the evidence shows that an assault weapons ban are not going to do that. what will do it is doing something about a broken mental health system that allows people that potentially violent to be the streets. >> reporter: furthermore, the nra is making it clear they don't think there are enough members of congress that favor an assault weapons ban to pass one. >> gregg: it's quite the face-off. is the nra's position cautioning the gun control advocates to back down at all? >> no, some are wondering out loud how much clout they have in 2013. >> the nra spent a lot of money on the elections last cycle. they didn't have a lot to show for it especially if you look at results. a lot of their candidates lost. we are looking at return on their investment they had a low return on inves
david keen is still steamed that obama administration is putting emphasis on it. he doesn't think he is tag their concerns seriously. >> we wish instead of talking about guns specifically that they question that they would address what can we do to prevent these kinds of things in the future. the evidence shows that an assault weapons ban are not going to do that. what will do it is doing something about a broken mental health system that allows people that potentially violent to be the...
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but our lead story tonight president obama's press conference this afternoon two big issues gun control and the national debt. the president wants to raise the debt ceiling for the 5th time in his administration but he doesn't want to commit to many spending limitations in the future. the house could possibly not give the president the power to raise the debt ceiling in february. >> republicans in congress have two choices here. they can act responsibly and pay america's bills or they can act ir responsibly and put america through another economic crisis. >> so you can see what the president is doing. he wants americans to believe the gop is the problem not massive spending. likewise on the gun control issue. the president wants it to come to a head to highlight republican opposition to limiting guns and ammunition. joining us now from washington fox news political analyst brit hume. seems to me presidethe presiden playing politics rather than problem solving. >> i think you have a point he would like to get republicans into it. i would put it a different way in the sense that i think h
but our lead story tonight president obama's press conference this afternoon two big issues gun control and the national debt. the president wants to raise the debt ceiling for the 5th time in his administration but he doesn't want to commit to many spending limitations in the future. the house could possibly not give the president the power to raise the debt ceiling in february. >> republicans in congress have two choices here. they can act responsibly and pay america's bills or they can...
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i've been speaking to administration critics and they say once again, perhaps the obama administration might be leading from behind. back to you. >> steve: all right. greg live in london during the noon hour there, thank you. >> gretchen: remember when mitt romney brought up mali in one of those debates? he was talking about al-qaeda may be coming back and now it's apparently playing out there. one of the big stories coming out of mexico, was that u.s. former marine, i guess they're never former, because marine who was on his way to costa rica and was stopping through mexico on the way and he had this gun from his grandfather. apparently the u.s. border patrol told him it's okay to bring it in the country. when he got there, it wasn't and he ended up inex olympic plea in a mexican prison for four months and had a rough time. remember this photo? this shows him chain to do a bed at one point. >> steve: yeah. as it turns out, the reason he was there in that situation, by the way, that's a supply closet. he was chained to the bed. the reason they put him there apparently, the story goes,
i've been speaking to administration critics and they say once again, perhaps the obama administration might be leading from behind. back to you. >> steve: all right. greg live in london during the noon hour there, thank you. >> gretchen: remember when mitt romney brought up mali in one of those debates? he was talking about al-qaeda may be coming back and now it's apparently playing out there. one of the big stories coming out of mexico, was that u.s. former marine, i guess they're...
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remember four years ago we noticed that the obama administration was naming all sorts of czars? we're wondering where czar are they now is this today we're featureing mr. rules. the regulatory czar. >> gretchen: from 2009 to 2012, during his term, federal regulations increased 7.4%. he resigned in august 2012. he's currently a harvard professor of law and director of behavioral economics. >> peter: he's going back to harvard. and he the president met at the university of chicago and it's an interesting statistic, 7.4% increase in regulations. the president said as he was going out the door, he shepherded our review of existing rules to get rid of those that cost too much or no longer make sense. an effort that's already on track. but at the same time, we see it's gone up almost 8% in terms of the code of federal regulations. so there was to get rid of paper it is work and get rid of rules, but it appears that his legacy more rules and maybe more. >> steve: they added a whole bunch during the first four years. the question is l they have a new regulatory czar and add more? >> pet
remember four years ago we noticed that the obama administration was naming all sorts of czars? we're wondering where czar are they now is this today we're featureing mr. rules. the regulatory czar. >> gretchen: from 2009 to 2012, during his term, federal regulations increased 7.4%. he resigned in august 2012. he's currently a harvard professor of law and director of behavioral economics. >> peter: he's going back to harvard. and he the president met at the university of chicago and...
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it talked about essentially where have the women gone in the obama administration, because hillary clinton has left. the new people named, a man, senator kerry, and then you have senator hagel, who wants to be the next secretary of defense. c.i.a. is another male. and it seems as though if you take a look at that picture, the whole premise was all you see is valerie jarrett's leg. >> steve: here is a picture that ran in the "new york times." it was from december 29 when ten advisors were with the president, all guys, and then somebody probably said wait a minute, that looks bad. it's all guys. then yesterday -- >> brian: no, no, "new york times" wrote about it. then they decided to put this picture out. >> steve: right. because who had the war on women? well, it was obviously the republicans, that's what i remember from the campaign. so there is a photograph that they released yesterday. that does feature three women, including valerie jarrett up there by the president's desk. >> brian: in the middle. >> steve: what's interesting, though, is when you look at -- okay, you've got sew lease,
it talked about essentially where have the women gone in the obama administration, because hillary clinton has left. the new people named, a man, senator kerry, and then you have senator hagel, who wants to be the next secretary of defense. c.i.a. is another male. and it seems as though if you take a look at that picture, the whole premise was all you see is valerie jarrett's leg. >> steve: here is a picture that ran in the "new york times." it was from december 29 when ten...
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the obama administration confirming to fox news' ed henry that in a few hours, president obama will unveil his new national security team. he's going to nominate chief counterterrorism advisor john brennan as the next c.i.a. director. president obama will also nominate chuck hagel, former senator for defense secretary, which has been criticized by democrats and republicans. democratic senator john kerrymif state. >>> today for the very first time we'll hear all the evidence against colorado movie massacre suspect james holmes. at his preliminary hearing, prosecutors expected to call dozens of witness. they will play the 911 calls and show video from inside the movie theater. the judge will then decide if the case should go to trial. why wouldn't it? holmes is accused of killing 12 people and injuring dozens more in the shooting last july. >>> secretary of state hillary clinton heading back to work today t. in a few hours, mrs. clinton will return to the state department. she was released five days ago from the hospital for treatment of a potentially life-threatening blood closet many lawma
the obama administration confirming to fox news' ed henry that in a few hours, president obama will unveil his new national security team. he's going to nominate chief counterterrorism advisor john brennan as the next c.i.a. director. president obama will also nominate chuck hagel, former senator for defense secretary, which has been criticized by democrats and republicans. democratic senator john kerrymif state. >>> today for the very first time we'll hear all the evidence against...
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. >> our next guest says surprised the move the obama administration made a former west point psychology professor the author of "on killing kernel" the vice president is approaching his meeting with hollywood entertainment people with no judgment. that's not how he approached the nra. >> in july the year 2000 both houses of congress a joint statement was made by the american medical association, american psychological association and american academy of pediatrics 30 years of research. a thousand scholars have proven media violence causes violence in our society. they said violent video games are particularly dangerous. >> we have that statement. it bears repeating. they said specifically preliminary studies indicate the negative impact of electronic media such as violent video games may be significantly more severe than that brought by television, movies or music. >>> this is the factor. the video game generation jonesboro high school, virginia tech in the college is now coming to kill our kids. this ain't the end of it. they are coming to the daycare centers and elementary schools and
. >> our next guest says surprised the move the obama administration made a former west point psychology professor the author of "on killing kernel" the vice president is approaching his meeting with hollywood entertainment people with no judgment. that's not how he approached the nra. >> in july the year 2000 both houses of congress a joint statement was made by the american medical association, american psychological association and american academy of pediatrics 30...
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martha: president obama may be facing opposition from his own party on this as well. democratic senator heidi heitkamp on this. >> i think you need to put everything on the table but what i hear from the administration and if "the washington post" is to be believed, that is way, way in extreme of what i think is necessary or even should be talked about and it's not going to pass. martha: heitkamp says that the administration needs to focus on mental health care first before starting a debate on gun control. bill: if true the new gun control push comes in stark contrast to president obama's position back in 2008 when candidate obama promised he would protect the rights of all gun owners. >> so i don't want any misunderstanding when, y'all go home and you're talking to your buddies say, ah, he wants to take my gun away. you've heard it here. i'm on television so everybody knows it. i believe in the second amendment. i believe in people's lawful right to bear arms. i will not take your shotgun away. i will not take your rifle away. i won't take your happened gun away. bi
martha: president obama may be facing opposition from his own party on this as well. democratic senator heidi heitkamp on this. >> i think you need to put everything on the table but what i hear from the administration and if "the washington post" is to be believed, that is way, way in extreme of what i think is necessary or even should be talked about and it's not going to pass. martha: heitkamp says that the administration needs to focus on mental health care first before...